Hospitals upgrade computer systems

Barrie Advance

COLLINGWOOD - Four area hospitals have implemented a computer system upgrade that they say means better care for patients.

The Meditech computer system upgrade took place on Nov. 13 at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, Midland’s Georgian Bay General Hospital, Orangeville’s Headwaters Health Care Centre and Barrie’s Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.

The hospitals say that Meditech is an “integrated software that’s designed to capture, store and display administrative and clinical data used within a hospital, health system or medical practice.”

The upgrade was months in the planning, the hospitals said, stressing it will result in enhanced “patient care as it provides access to health information and the ability to quickly move through different applications within the system.”

In a news release, officials at G&M Hospital said they are pleased with the upgrade.

Anita Chevalier, chief of performance and clinical systems, said the “Meditech upgrade is running smoothly, facilitating the exchange of demographic, clinical and financial information between departments and care teams.”